Rain to steadily enhance over Tamil Nadu this week; heavy downpour to cowl a number of delta, southern districts

Rainfall is ready to steadily enhance over Tamil Nadu this week as a result of a cyclonic circulation alongside its southern coast. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a yellow alert for varied Western Ghats districts on Tuesday, and heavy rainfall is more likely to cowl extra districts in south T.N., the delta and Western Ghats area from October 15.

According to the RMC, the higher air circulation over Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining south T.N. coast will affect pretty widespread rainfall, anticipated to cowl as much as 75% of climate stations within the State.

On Wednesday, 10 districts, together with Nagapattinam, Sivaganga and Tirunelveli, are more likely to expertise heavy rainfall. While moist spells could proceed till October 19, heavy rainfall can be extra concentrated over south T.N. and delta area throughout this era, mentioned P. Senthamarai Kannan, Director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, Chennai.

Intense rainfall could step by step unfold to 18 districts, together with Tiruvarur, Dindigul and Madurai, on October 16. Downpour would persist in varied districts, besides north T.N., on October 17. Chengalpattu and Villupuram are among the many a number of districts which have probabilities of heavy rainfall on October 18.

Conditions are anticipated to show beneficial for the onset of Northeast (NE) monsoon in a couple of days. When easterly winds strengthen, the Southwest monsoon will concurrently withdraw from the area, signalling the arrival of the NE monsoon, he mentioned.

On Monday, many locations, together with Valparai, Kulithalai in Karur district and West Tambaram in Chennai (2 cm every) and Chidambaram, Tiruvarur, Puducherry (1 cm every) acquired mild rainfall until 6.30 p.m.

Chennai will proceed to expertise a couple of spells of sunshine to reasonable rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, which is typical through the transition section between the monsoons, in some areas on Tuesday.

Fairly widespread rainfall within the State can be anticipated to convey cooler climate with temperature more likely to dip from Tuesday. According to the RMC, the State has acquired a 7.1 cm of rainfall in opposition to its regular share of 5.7 cm since October 1.